Brooke Dillman

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Brooke Dillman is an American actress and comedian best known as a series regular on the sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV.

Early life and education

Dillman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Missouri in 1988.{{cite web |title=University of Missouri - Notable Alumni |url=http://theatre.missouri.edu/people/alumni.html |accessdate=February 4, 2010 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721200045/http://theatre.missouri.edu/people/alumni.html |url-status=dead }}

Career

While in Chicago, Dillman created several of her favorite characters in the local theater scene, including stints at the Factory Theatre and the Organic Theatre. She then moved to Los Angeles in 1998{{Citation needed |date=September 2024}} and was featured in TV commercials prior to being cast as a regular on the variety series The Wayne Brady Show.

Other roles followed, such as the weather-casting nun, Sister Brenda Trogman, in NBC's Good Morning, Miami,{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/09/23/fall_preview2/index.html|title=Play it again, scam |date=September 23, 2002|work=Salon.com|accessdate=February 4, 2010}} a blind date for Michael Scott in the NBC's The Office episode "Chair Model" from season 4, and a recurring role on HBO's Six Feet Under. Dillman has appeared in the feature films National Lampoon's Barely Legal, Larceny, Pot of Gold, and Superbad. After the final season of the sketch comedy TV series Blue Collar TV, in which she was a regular cast member,{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jeff-foxworthy-offers-blue-collar-humor-wbna5518768|title=Jeff Foxworthy offers 'Blue Collar' humor|date=July 26, 2004|publisher=Today.com|accessdate=February 4, 2010}} Dillman reunited with Blue Collar comedian Larry the Cable Guy in his film Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.

She also appeared on the YouTube comedy-mystery web series 'Where the Bears Are' in Episode 7 "A bear and Honey" on 23 Aug 2012 as 'Honey Garrett'.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW_pkL024yA&list=PLcZwPhipfbTCuIKwbtD92VUiOZLi4Jg-2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UW_pkL024yA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Where The Bears Are - Episode yes23 August 2012|publisher=www.youtube.com |accessdate=8 March 2013}}{{cbignore}}

She also has a recurring role in the Disney XD show Kickin' It as Joan Malone, the security guard at the strip mall, and played Tink Babbitt on ABC’s The Middle from 2009 to 2018. Dillman also played a role in Good Luck Charlie as Karen, Amy Duncan's boss and enemy.

She also starred for three seasons on the TBS comedy Wrecked as Karen Cushman.